Goudeau in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Goudeau School

1905-1952

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 30, 2025

1. Goudeau School Marker

Inscription.
The Goudeau School was built in the 1930s by the Avoyelles Parish school authorities to educate African American children. It evolved out of the Antioch Baptist Church, started on this location in 1905. This school served the Goudeau community starting with 1st to 4th grades and was later expanded to 8th grade. It closed in 1952. The building played a vital role in the community as an education center, and also as a general meeting center. The building is presently owned by Bayou Rouge Burial Society.

Erected by C Bottle Properties, LLC.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 30° 51.906′ N, 92° 0.673′ W. Marker is in Goudeau, Louisiana, in Avoyelles Parish. It is on Louisiana 361 near Dufour Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5187 LA-361, Morrow LA 71356, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana

and in Acadiana — Cajun Country.

It is also in the American

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South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

Acadia,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Evergreen (approx. 8½ miles away); Egg Pocking / Pâquer Les Œufs (approx. 8.7 miles away); Cottonport Drugstore Building (approx. 8.7 miles away); The Historic Oaks of Cottonport (approx. 9 miles away); Theophile Lemoine Home (approx. 9.2 miles away); Cottonport Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.7 miles away); Bunkie Wood Products (approx. 11.3 miles away); White's Chapel United Methodist Church (approx. 11.6 miles away).

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 30, 2025

2. Goudeau School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 30, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.